Spurious-coin segregator



Jan. 31, 1928.

J. H. MANN, JR

SPURIOUS COIN SEFGREGATOR originalFiled FebfiT. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 W abbozneq Jan. 31, 1928. 1,657,888

J. H. MANN, JR

SFURIOUS COIN SEGREGATOR Originzil Filed Feb. 2 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Jan. 31, 1928.

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JAMES MANN, JR., OF ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA.

SPU 'RIOUS-COIN SEGREGATOR.

Original application filed February 27 192 i, Serial No. 595,484. Divided and this application filed April 21, 1925. Serial No. 24,804.

This invention relates to devices for detecting and segregating spurious coinsand imitation coins and relates more particularly to detecting the diiicreuccs in diameter and 5 size of spurious tokens or coins and comprises a division of my application for patcut for spurious coinsegregator, filed February 27 ,'1924 Serial Number 695,4:84 c

In the accompanying drawings illustrat- 1 ing my invention- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the easing of my coin control vendingmachine;

Figure 2 illustrates 'a rear view of the assembled structure;

Figure'3 is a front view of the fixed wall of the coin chute;

Figure 4: is an interior view of the assembly of the internal detecting and segregating mechanism;

Figure 5 is a front view of the chute closing plate;

Figure 6 is a back view of the slide actuator for the chute opening and closing plate;

Figure 7 is a detail edge view of Figure 4 illustrating the slide and pivoted plate in normal position;

Figure 8 is a view similar to Fig. 7 showing the slide and pivoted plate in open position.

Within a casing 1, preferably vertically arranged and having slots 2 for the reception of a standard coin or token there is inserted a detecting frame 3 having slot chutes 4-4t and with a central passage '5 leading to a chute 6. Within the channels 4 -4 there are provided diameter detecting means comprising a deflecting wedge 8 on the plate 10, hereinafter described, adapted to engage a spurious specimen that is thinner than standard so that itwill automatically slip out of the chute when the deflecting wedge engages the tilted specimen the top half of the latter loses touch with the top groove guides 9 of the channel 4. Standard speci mens of coins of predetermined denominations would ordinarily be retained in the. passage 5 by means of a a chute discharger plate 10 coacting to retain them firstly in the channel or chute 4: by virtue of the upper lips 9 of the chute 4t and the lower lips 9 of the plate 10 coacting to guide the coins in their travel along the central passage 5 and therefrom into the chute 6. Nevertheless, with coins that are of sufficiently full diam eter it is sometimes found that they tend to stick in the slots in which they are placed. In order to avoid such a tendency teaser slots 11 are provided into which teaser fins 12-12 carried by the plate 13, hereinafter described may be inserted and with an upward movement of the latter the fins engage the lower edge of the specimen and dislodge same from the slot 4 and impel it into a spurious coin return delivery slot to be described later.

Thefins 12 are carried by-a separating embracing plate'13 with wedge-shaped turnedup portions let-14 fitting over the edges 15 of the frame 3. This is more clearlyindicated in Figures 7 and 8 showing the 'internal assembly of the device.

It will be noted that a lug 16 integral with the slide is arranged to pass through a slot 17 of an actuator bar 18. The latter is better illustrated in Figure 7 of the drawings. The slide 13, covers the back of the frame 3, and imparts a movement to the discharger plate 10 by engagement of the upper inclined edge portions 14, with the projections 1919 on the plate 10 to give to the latter an outward motion thereby separating the Walls of the central passage or chute 5. Such outward action of the plate 10 is made possible by the engagement of the lugs 20 on the plate 10 with slots 20' in the frame Set the device specimens in the branch chutes H. With the specimen being standard ample time is given for it to traverse the central passage andpass into the segregating chute 6 before the spreading action is much advanced. Furthermore to facilitate a quickdislodgment the plate 10 carries the guide lips 9 lyingover the bevelled lower portion of the chute 4.

. In operation, therefore, on placing various e outside of the chute track 4 and be deposited above the bottom of the casing 1 to appear at the opening 41 at the bottom of the casing. Should the diameter be slightly too full such as to tend to bind Within the guiding limitations 9. 9' the specimen will remain lodged until the actuator bolt 35 is operated. On pressing the latter upwardly the teaser fingers 12 rise through the teaser slotsof the 1 chute tending to press the specimen toward the central chute :3. Later with the upward movement of the slide 13 carrying the teaser fins the lower lipe tl integral with the pivoted plate 10 are moved away permitting the slightly oversized slngor. token to fallaway between thepivoted plate IOandthe frame .3 to the opening i1. The slide 13isattached totlieactuator bar 18 by engagementofthe lug 16 of t-he'sli'de engaging with a suitable slot 170i? the'bar. The return action of the bar :is obtained by means of the actuator spring :29 tending to pull .the slide and bar toward the bottom of thecasing. There- ,upon the cam face of the wedge shaped turned-up portions 14 ride over the top of the projections l9-19 on the .plate 110 and overlapping saidibevel wall of said chute.

and 11103115 to disengage the bevel edge of said pivoted plate from the bevel wall of said chute.

2. In combination with a chute, a movable plate for said chute, said chute having a fixed edge engaging means, and a cooperating bevel wall forsaid chute, said movable plate having a bevel edge engaging means overlapping said bevel wall of said chute, and means ,to disengage the :bevel edge of said movableplate from the bevel Wall of said chute by the movement of-saidmovable plate with respect to said chute.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES H. MANN, J12. 

